Hascht Behescht Palace
The Hascht-Behescht-Palast (English transcriptions Hasht Behesht, Hasht Bihisht ; Persian كاخ هشت بهشت, DMG kāḫ-e hašt behešt , 'Palace of the Eight Paradises') is a palace from the Safavid period in the Iranian city of Isfahan .
history
The name of the palace refers to the Islamic paradise garden . It was completed in 1669 under Shah Soleiman and is located in the middle of a Persian garden with the original name "Nightingale Garden " ( Bāgh-e Bolbol ). The palace was once one of the most ornate buildings in the city. Over time, however, the interior decorations were largely destroyed.
Architecturally, the building thrives on the interplay of internal and external spaces. Among other things, the numerous artfully decorated ivans inside the building are worth seeing . On the facade there are several tile works with depictions of various animal scenes (birds, predators and reptiles).
In 1977 the palace was partially restored, which was awarded the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 1980.
In recent years the garden has been converted into a park open to the public, the Shahīd Radjā'ī Park ( Pārk-e Šahīd Raǧā'ī ).
See also
literature
- Sussan Babaie, Robert Haug: Isfahan x. Monuments (2) Palaces. In: Encyclopædia Iranica
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michele Bernardini: Hašt Behešt (2). In: Encyclopædia Iranica
- ↑ Hasht Bihisht . ArchNet
Coordinates: 32 ° 39 ′ 12.1 " N , 51 ° 40 ′ 12.4" E